revolutionize

Revolutionize means to fundamentally transform something, bringing about radical and sweeping change.

The word derives from revolution in its political sense—the overthrow of an established order—but now applies broadly to any dramatic upheaval in how things work.

Technology revolutionizes industries; ideas revolutionize thinking.

The smartphone revolutionized how we communicate.

Darwin's theory revolutionized biology.

The term often carries positive connotations of progress and innovation, though the changes described may be disruptive.